# Minnesota Senate, District 4

The Minnesota Senate, District 4, includes most of Becker and Clay counties in the northwestern part of the state. It is currently represented by Rob Kupec of the DFL.

## List of senators

| Session | Senator | Party | Term start | Term end | Home | Location |
| 1st | Erastus N. Bates | Rep | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | Minneapolis | Hennepin |
| 1st | Delano T. Smith | Rep | December 2, 1857 | December 6, 1859 | Minneapolis | Hennepin |
| 2nd | Riley Lucas Bartholomew | Rep | December 7, 1859 | January 7, 1861 | Richfield | Hennepin |
| 2nd | Jesse Bishop | Non | December 7, 1859 | January 7, 1861 | Minneapolis | Hennepin |
| 3rd | David Heaton | Rep | January 8, 1861 | January 5, 1863 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 4th | David Heaton | Rep | January 8, 1861 | January 5, 1863 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 5th | David Heaton | Rep | January 8, 1861 | January 5, 1863 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 6th | John Sargent Pillsbury | Rep | January 6, 1863 | January 4, 1869 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 7th | John Sargent Pillsbury | Rep | January 6, 1863 | January 4, 1869 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 8th | John Sargent Pillsbury | Rep | January 6, 1863 | January 4, 1869 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 9th | John Sargent Pillsbury | Rep | January 6, 1863 | January 4, 1869 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 10th | John Sargent Pillsbury | Rep | January 6, 1863 | January 4, 1869 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 11th | William Lochren | Dem | January 5, 1869 | January 2, 1871 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 12th | William Lochren | Dem | January 5, 1869 | January 2, 1871 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 13th | John Sargent Pillsbury | Rep | January 3, 1871 | January 1, 1872 | St. Anthony | Anoka Benton Hennepin Isanti Manomin (defunct) Mille Lacs Sherburne |
| 14th | Sherman Page | Rep | January 3, 1871 | January 5, 1874 | Austin | Mower |
| 15th | Sherman Page | Rep | January 3, 1871 | January 5, 1874 | Austin | Mower |
| 15th | N.K. Noble | Rep | January 2, 1872 | January 5, 1874 | Austin | Mower |
| 16th | E.H. Wells | Non | January 6, 1874 | January 3, 1876 | Lansing | Mower |
| 17th | E.H. Wells | Non | January 6, 1874 | January 3, 1876 | Lansing | Mower |
| 18th | Robert I. Smith | Rep | January 4, 1876 | January 7, 1878 | Austin | Mower |
| 19th | Robert I. Smith | Rep | January 4, 1876 | January 7, 1878 | Austin | Mower |
| 20th | George W. Clough | Rep | January 8, 1878 | January 6, 1879 | Austin | Mower |
| 21st | W.H. Officer | Non | January 7, 1879 | January 1, 1883 | Austin | Mower |
| 22nd | W.H. Officer | Non | January 7, 1879 | January 1, 1883 | Austin | Mower |
| 23rd | W.P. Sergeant | Non | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 24th | W.P. Sergeant | Non | January 2, 1883 | January 3, 1887 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 25th | Marcellus Halvorson | Rep | January 4, 1887 | January 6, 1891 | Bancroft | Freeborn |
| 26th | Marcellus Halvorson | Rep | January 4, 1887 | January 6, 1891 | Bancroft | Freeborn |
| 27th | H.C. Nelson | Alliance | January 6, 1891 | January 7, 1895 | Hayward | Freeborn |
| 28th | H.C. Nelson | Alliance | January 6, 1891 | January 7, 1895 | Hayward | Freeborn |
| 29th | Thorvald V. Knatvold | Rep | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 30th | Thorvald V. Knatvold | Rep | January 8, 1895 | January 2, 1899 | Albert Lea | Freeborn |
| 31st | Joseph Underleak | Rep | January 3, 1899 | January 2, 1903 | Chatfield | Olmstead |
| 32nd | Joseph Underleak | Rep | January 3, 1899 | January 2, 1903 | Chatfield | Olmstead |
| 33rd | Horace Witherstine | Dem | January 3, 1903 | January 2, 1911 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 34th | Horace Witherstine | Dem | January 3, 1903 | January 2, 1911 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 35th | Horace Witherstine | Dem | January 3, 1903 | January 2, 1911 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 36th | Horace Witherstine | Dem | January 3, 1903 | January 2, 1911 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 37th | Alonzo Thomas Stebbins | Rep | January 3, 1911 | January 4, 1915 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 38th | Alonzo Thomas Stebbins | Rep | January 3, 1911 | January 4, 1915 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 39th | James I. Vermilya | Non | January 5, 1915 | January 6, 1919 | Quincy | Olmstead |
| 40th | James I. Vermilya | Non | January 5, 1915 | January 6, 1919 | Quincy | Olmstead |
| 41st | Arthur C. Gooding | Rep | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 42nd | Arthur C. Gooding | Rep | January 7, 1919 | January 1, 1923 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 43rd | Allen J. Furlow | Rep | January 2, 1923 | April 22, 1925 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 44th | Allen J. Furlow | Rep | January 2, 1923 | April 22, 1925 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 44th | Vacant | | April 22, 1925 | January 4, 1927 | | Olmstead |
| 45th | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 46th | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 47th | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 48th | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 49th | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 50th | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 51st | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 52nd | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 53rd | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 54th | William B. Richardson | Rep | January 4, 1927 | September 19, 1945 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 55th | Walter Burdick | Con | January 7, 1947 | January 5, 1959 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 56th | Walter Burdick | Con | January 7, 1947 | January 5, 1959 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 57th | Walter Burdick | Con | January 7, 1947 | January 5, 1959 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 58th | Walter Burdick | Con | January 7, 1947 | January 5, 1959 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 59th | Walter Burdick | Con | January 7, 1947 | January 5, 1959 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 60th | Walter Burdick | Con | January 7, 1947 | January 5, 1959 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 61st | Sandy Keith | Lib | January 6, 1959 | January 7, 1963 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 62nd | Sandy Keith | Lib | January 6, 1959 | January 7, 1963 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 63rd | Harold G. Kreiger | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 64th | Harold G. Kreiger | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 65th | Harold G. Kreiger | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 66th | Harold G. Kreiger | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 67th | Harold G. Kreiger | Con | January 8, 1963 | January 4, 1971 | Rochester | Olmstead |
| 68th | Jerry Willet | DFL | January 5, 1971 | November 15, 1987 | Park Rapids | Becker Clearwater Hubbard Mahnomen |
| 69th | Jerry Willet | DFL | January 5, 1971 | November 15, 1987 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena |
| 70th | Jerry Willet | DFL | January 5, 1971 | November 15, 1987 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena |
| 71st | Jerry Willet | DFL | January 5, 1971 | November 15, 1987 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena |
| 72nd | Jerry Willet | DFL | January 5, 1971 | November 15, 1987 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Morrison Wadena |
| 73rd | Jerry Willet | DFL | January 5, 1971 | November 15, 1987 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard |
| 74th | Jerry Willet | DFL | January 5, 1971 | November 15, 1987 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard |
| 75th | Jerry Willet | DFL | January 5, 1971 | November 15, 1987 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard |
| 75th | Bob Decker | Ind Rep | November 16, 1987 | January 7, 1991 | Bemidji | Beltrami Cass Hubbard |
| 76th | Bob Decker | Ind Rep | November 16, 1987 | January 7, 1991 | Bemidji | Beltrami Cass Hubbard |
| 77th | Skip Finn | DFL | January 8, 1991 | July 1, 1996 | Cass Lake | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 78th | Skip Finn | DFL | January 8, 1991 | July 1, 1996 | Cass Lake | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 79th | Skip Finn | DFL | January 8, 1991 | July 1, 1996 | Cass Lake | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 79th | Vacant | | July 1, 1996 | January 7, 1997 | | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 80th | David Ten Eyck | DFL | January 7, 1997 | October 27, 1999 | East Gull Lake | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 81st | David Ten Eyck | DFL | January 7, 1997 | October 27, 1999 | East Gull Lake | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 81st | Vacant | | October 27, 1999 | December 12, 1999 | | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 81st | Tony Kinkel | DFL | December 12, 1999 | January 6, 2003 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 82nd | Tony Kinkel | DFL | December 12, 1999 | January 6, 2003 | Park Rapids | Beltrami Cass Hubbard Itasca Wadena |
| 83rd | Carrie Ruud | Rep | January 7, 2003 | January 2, 2007 | Breezy Point | Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca |
| 84th | Carrie Ruud | Rep | January 7, 2003 | January 2, 2007 | Breezy Point | Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca |
| 85th | Mary Olson | DFL | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | Bemidji | Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca |
| 86th | Mary Olson | DFL | January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | Bemidji | Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca |
| 87th | John Carlson | Rep | January 4, 2011 | January 7, 2013 | Bemidji | Beltrami Cass Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca |
| 88th | Kent Eken | DFL | January 8, 2013 | January 4, 2023 | Twin Valley | Becker Clay Norman |
| 89th | Kent Eken | DFL | January 8, 2013 | January 4, 2023 | Twin Valley | Becker Clay Norman |
| 90th | Kent Eken | DFL | January 8, 2013 | January 4, 2023 | Twin Valley | Becker Clay Norman |
| 91st | Kent Eken | DFL | January 8, 2013 | January 4, 2023 | Twin Valley | Becker Clay Norman |
| 92nd | Kent Eken | DFL | January 8, 2013 | January 4, 2023 | Twin Valley | Becker Clay Norman |
| 93rd | Rob Kupec | DFL | January 4, 2023 | Incumbent | Moorhead | Becker Clay |